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A moodboard I put together for my in-progress Love, Victor fanfic: Good Things Fall Apart
17/20 chapters are already up, and hopefully I’ll continue to update on a semi-regular basis! This is essentially my take on season 2 of the show as it will likely be some time before we get that :/ Good balance of angst and fluff with a major arc involving the reconciliation of spirituality and sexuality, so if that’s your jam check it out!!
[Other major elements include: Benji indoctrinating Victor with Lorde’s musical catalogue, gays at the beach, more discussion of cryptids than initially planned, and SO much found family loveliness.]
by ThatOneGaySlytherin
A birthday is just like any other day, but worse. At least, that’s what Benji thinks until Victor.
Words: 4347, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 2 of Good Things Fall Apart
Fandoms: Love Victor (TV 2020)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Benjamin “Benji” Campbell, Derek (Love Victor), Lucy (Love Victor), Victor Salazar, Mia Brooks
Relationships: Benjamin “Benji” Campbell/Victor Salazar, Benjamin “Benji” Campbell/Derek (Love Victor)
Additional Tags: Angst, Birthday, Introspection, Mia isnt really in this shes just mentioned, Fluff
A Brief History of Benji Campbell and Birthdays
I can’t believe I forgot to post this earlier ;-; my time it is now 11/17 which means Benji’s bday is technically over, but this fic will hopefully slap regardless!!!
summary: A birthday is just like any other day, but worse. At least, that’s what Benji thinks until Victor. wordcount: 4347 excerpt;
“Yeah,” Benji says, smiling, a tear sneaking out of his left eye. “Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Thanks, Victor, this is…” He looks into his boyfriend’s eyes, warm brown, eyes he’s seen ecstatic, angry, on the edge of the worst of the worst. “This is perfect. You’re perfect.”
Victor leans forward kisses Benji, his teeth nicking Benji’s boom lip as he pulls away. He lingers close, their lips nearly touching still, both of them smiling, shining.
“I have some comfier clothes you can change into,” Victor murmurs and licks his lips. “They’re laid out on my bed.”
Benji’s heart does a double take behind his ribs. “Oh. Yeah, great,” he says, mouth dry. “I’ll be right back.”
“And I’ll be right here,” Victor says as Benji rises from the couch.
Venji Fic Fests: Winter Holidays 2020
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if we make it through december | a Venji Bakery AU
summary: Benji’s heart is still broken, and his bakery is limping through the holiday season, not certain to see the new year. Victor’s got his sights set on a promotion at work until Benji catches his eye and makes him consider loosening up, just a little. Just enough. Awkward flirting, pining, and baking ensue. word count: 16,342 excerpt:
“Well, have fun tonight,” Benji says once the transaction has gone through.
“What? Oh, right, the party. Whoo!” Victor says, and Benji can’t tell if he’s being sardonic or badly forcing enthusiasm. “Yeah, can’t…can’t wait.”
There’s a pause during which the two men just look at each other, similar to the pause that occurred the day previous.
“Um. Yeah. Thanks again. See you around,” Victor blurts, and then he practically runs out the door. The sound of the door chime has never been so sad.
by SaintVince
Benji Campbell moves to the little town of Brandon, Texas, and Victor Salazar’s life will never be the same.
Words: 5201, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Love Victor (TV 2020), Simonverse | Creekwood Series - Becky Albertalli
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M, M/M
Characters: Victor Salazar, Benjamin “Benji” Campbell, Felix Weston, Mia Brooks, Simon Spier
Relationships: Benjamin “Benji” Campbell/Victor Salazar, Lake Meriwether/Felix Weston, Mia Brooks/Victor Salazar, Mia Brooks/Andrew Spencer, Bram Greenfeld/Simon Spier
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Everybody lives in Texas, Benji is the new kid in town, Slow Burn, Coming Out, Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Friendship, Falling In Love, Self-Acceptance, Canon LGBTQ Character, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Queer Culture, Love Confessions, Family Drama, Mild Angst, The road to self-love is long, But Victor gets there in the end
Good Things Fall Apart | Chapter 18: Paroxysm
This is the longest chapter of anything I’ve ever written oops! But it’s also been a month between updates so I think technically it all evens out <3
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There’s a sense of reversal as Victor recalls a moment they’d had on this very beach, of Benji reminding him it’s okay to look if he wants to. Victor takes a step toward him and reaches out a hand. Benji eyes it, wary, then allows Victor to pull him close. He takes Benji in his arms again, pressing their bare torsos together.
Victor takes a shuddering breath, Benji’s skin already cold from the air conditioning. Benji laughs, still shivering slightly, and then they both go quiet. There’s a profoundness in this, a pendulum that swings between innocence and something yet to be explored. All that sits between their two kindred cores is a layer of skin, some muscle, some bone. Victor thinks that he would be okay if Benji reached into his chest and clutched his heart in his hand—he would welcome it, even wishes for it. But Benji has already in some ways, hasn’t he? Since the moment their lips touched on a bench outside of Creekwood High, Benji has held Victor’s heart like a small, wounded animal in cupped hands.
just like magic | a Venji Hogwarts AU
Me? Starting another ongoing WIP even though GTFA isn’t finished yet?? It’s more likely than you think!
If you’re into secret dating, Quidditch, magical band battles, and general Venji fluffiness, this fic is for you!!! It’s dual-POV and will be udpating…uh…semi-often? This is essentially the WIP I’m going to work on whenever I cannot get myself to work on anything else because this is simply so self indulgent and fun, but I’m aiming for shorter chapters which hopefully means more frequent updates!!
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Benji steps past Mia and shakes Pilar’s hand, then Victor’s. It might be in his head, but Victor swears that Benji lingers against his touch for a moment. “Benji Campbell,” he says. “Welcome to Hogwarts.”
“Um, thanks,” Victor says, and there’s something in his voice that only Pilar recognizes; she gives him a little scandalized smile. In return, he kicks her in the shin. “Everyone’s been super welcoming already.”
“That’s good to hear,” Benji says, smiling down at him and then seemingly remembering himself. He clears his throat and makes for the compartment exit, stopping beside Mia. “We, uh, we should go finish our rounds, I guess.”
“Your rounds,” Mia says. “I’m just tagging along to make sure you don’t make a fool of yourself.”
Benji snorts. “I don’t think that’s possible.”
“You making a fool of yourself or me preventing it?”
If he doesn't pick Benji I will die inside
Go to prom together. Do the long distance thing in college, and… Fumble around awkwardly with FaceTime sex. But then you beat the odds. You actually wind up together. Who do you see?
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My thoughts on Love, Victor season 2 cause I have too many feelings and I need to talk about it.
Disclaimer No. 1. This has massive Love, Victor season 2 spoilers so pleaseeeee leave if you have not watched it. Also if you do not want to engage with it.
Disclaimer No. 2: This is my opinion on the season so if you don't agree please leave. Don't come for me. I don't mind having proper discussions but I don't want unnecessary arguments so thanks.
There are a lot of unpopular opinions so as I said earlier if you don't want to be respectful, please leave.
I absolutely adoooooooored this season. I think it met its potential quite well and I liked how it panned out. I felt it was brilliantly done. I know a lot of people don't agree with me but I actually saw that it was gonna be an acquired liking but yeah.
THIS POST WILL BE GETTING TO THE MORE MAJOR PARTS OF THE SEASON. MEANING VICTOR, RAHIM, BENJI AND VENJI.
Let's start with individual breakdowns.
Right of the bat we see that this season is gonna deal with Victor with the rest of the world. The first season was very internal and dealt with his own stuff in his own head. We very minutely see his interaction with different people and how that internally affects him. This season was more of how the outward world dealt with him. His intersectionality of being a Queer POC that plays sport really adds to the discussions within the queer community and the sense of being outcasted within the community. I liked how he was able to talk to Andrew about the whole being 'the most non gay gay' and also not being 'gay enough'. It was really nice and I loved that interaction. I also liked the fact that they discussed the whole aspect of being stressed about the first time and such.
I liked the full cabin sequence in terms of his anxiety about having sex for the first time. That too with an experienced gay. It all just makes sense and makes me glad that it was addressed.
I loved him as the 'mentor' for Rahim and the fact that they could relate to each other about being POC with religious parents I think was the exact push needed for the discussions to move forward.
I think his conversation about his queer experience as a POC with Rahim was something I have been waiting for since the first season. He definitely should not have revealed Benji's secrets without talking to him and that was a mistake on his part and something that will affect Venji in a long while. But the fact that Rahim and Victor relied on each other was not surprising.
I am going to address the rest of the aspects of Victor with regards to his relationships with each of them after their individual breakdown.
Now moving forward to Benji.
I know its gonna be a hard truth but I think his character was the one that I liked the least. And this is specific to the fact that his motivations are hidden from us. He is not really open to talk to us (through victor). I had the same problem with him in the first season and was hoping he would be fleshed out more. We only see him as an extension to Victor and just his boyfriend. Even then, we barely see him communicating with Victor or anybody else all through the time. Also, that being said, I have seen a lot of people say he was OOC but I think he was actually not really OOC. The way he reacts to Victor's mom's reactions although they come from a place of wanting better for Victor, he doesn't really think twice about why Victor must not be reacting or doing so subtly. He feels very unsympathetic on many occasions and that is a pattern we see from season 1.
I'm not saying he didn't have any troubles of his. Cause he definitely did. We know that with the drunken driving episode and the AA meetings and the strip club story. They were all awful, but that doesn't excuse him from trying to understand where Victor is coming from. Maybe having a little more context and communication about him would make us understand him and his motivations better.
This season specifically, I actually found him to be very token-ish of a gay guy which is weird because it has two other gay characters (or 5 based on the multiple cameos).
Now getting to Rahim.
I LOVED HIM. He is, I think right behind Victor in my heart. I fell in love with him barely minutes into the episode. His coming out retelling was the most wholesome of all things. I loved the friendship Pilar and him shared. I'm surprised we didn't get a scene with Pilar teasing him about his crush on Victor but I think that was because the writers didn't want to make it obvious. I felt he had a character of his own that was explored more than just coming in between the main couple. The one episode where they skip school we found out more about him and it was intriguing to say the least.
He is a Muslim gay boy who likes to put nail polish and fashion and believes that his parents will not accept him. It is soo refreshing to see this theory get denied and the parents being completely okay with it. Next, Victor and him have an interesting relationship between the two. When victor needs his mind to be taken off of things or talk to, Rahim does just that and when Rahim needs some advice or just some support Victor does that.
NOW VENJI.....
I think this is again... a little unpopular right now, but... their relationship was not that great this season. And I.... kinda expected that to happen. That is for multiple reasons. They spent 50% of their time making out, 40% of it fighting and 10% communicating. Were they flawed? Absolutely and I get that. They had massive miscommunication problems. Trust issues and everything under the moon. It is to be expected especially cause they are teenagers and they are not mature enough. That being said, flaws are not when you are dismissive of your boyfriend's issues because he doesn't fit your ideal gay stereotype. Flaws are not when you say your boyfriend is too much for you to handle and say something like you are the only one taking care of them. That's manipulation. Flaws are not when you don't realise that the context your boyfriend comes from is very specific to himself and if you want to do better you need to be open to listen to where he is coming from instead of getting offended by him saying you are white when you don't get the specifics. You need to understand that by saying you are white, he is not dismissing your experience with alcohol addiction and with your father taking you to strip clubs and shit. He is just saying you don't get where I am coming from. The reason I say I saw it coming is because even in season 1 we see Benji go ahead with what he wants to do instead of thinking about the consequences. Case in point the kiss on Victor's birthday. Victor told Benji that his grandparents are homophobic and still he kisses Derek. Because it is fiction and a teen drama the consequences weren't dire and it came to be a growth point for Victor but just imagine if the consequences were different. If it ended up being something worse, what then. I feel this season we are especially able to see Benji out of the rose tinted glasses that Victor had last season.
That being said I admit that Victor was also not entirely good. He did breach Benji's trust. I don't see how they can go back from there. He didn't communicate from his side as well, but just think of it like this if someone says you are too much to handle would their partner actually be willing to communicate what's bothering them?
The things about Isabelle walking on sex. If it was my house anything remotely sexual, irrespective of the gender would have been met with shame and anger just as Isabelle did. They are 16. The little brother was right next door. In any way whether it is straight sex or gay sex it would still have been met this way I feel.
So yeah as much as they are supposed to be the main star couple of the show they lack in almost every aspect. So yeah...
Now coming to VICTOR X RAHIM
Straight off the bat, I don't know if I watched the same season that others did because I actually felt the chemistry between them was actually more than Venji had in scenes other than the make out ones.
Also, they come from similar backgrounds. They understand each other much better than any white dude could ever understand them. They actually talk and communicate.
Rahim and Victor on the other hand are both new to this whole being gay, out and proud thing and I feel they would understand each other better. I think a big problem people have with them is that the writers fall back on the love triangle trope and stuff but I like it in this instance. It made sense to me.
Why? Because they are teenagers. Also, the gay pool in schools are so small and people are bound to explore. Like Victor said, what are the odds that you end up with the first person you start dating?
Also, regarding the wedding. Benji said he would not come, so I don't think he has the right to question who he came with. It was completely innocent on Victor's part because he did invite Pilar first. I guess it is the whole first slow dance that was the betrayal and as much as their chemistry was palpable I feel Benji should have allowed to here him out. I don't know maybe you all feel different about it but I feel that is not a betrayal on Victor's part. What could have been a betrayal was the kiss. I know it is once again a repeat of the cheating stereotype and I had hoped that the showrunner's did it a bit differently but well it has happened. (But again the chemistry in that kiss!!!)
What do I want to happen next. I definitely ship Victor x Rahim more than Victor x Benji. I would love for it to be Rahim behind the door but it feels unlikely that the showrunners will actually do that so my hope is even if they get together, Benji and Victor realise just how much they don't fit with each other and break up amicably and then Victor x Rahim gets explored and slow burn happens.
I don't want Victor to be the only one apologising if Venji do get together again. For whatever small amount of time. I need them to communicate better.
So yeah..... this was long and what I thought of the main portions of Love, Victor. It's really ironic how people love everyone other than Victor in a story about him and care for all the stories other than him.
Another babey who needs to go to Therapy and figure themselves out before they get in to a relationship with their respective softies as much as they love them.... Sighhhh
despite how sad the ending made me. i think it’s for the best for wilhelm to find a way to stand up for himself and to accept himself. if simon would have accepted to be with him, their relationship would have turned into something bitter.
"..Call me maybe was my jam when I was little.." - victor
& Benji sang it later🔥
And I was like 🙀😱😍😍🤤💀😭💓
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